Posted on 12/10/2007 10:37:26 AM PST by NYer
Here is something else completely different --
I’m mindblown by some of the newer ones, like “Mary, Did You Know”.
So glad you have a good bishop!
Lancashire pronunciation of Latin is pretty funny!
Somewhere through the decades, the comma got lost. The song is properly titled, “God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen.” One of my favorites as it’s one of the first tunes I learned for the flute.
uh-oh, I'm going to waste the whole evening on YouTube . . .
CANDLELIGHT CAROL
by John Rutter
Verse 1:
How do you capture the wind on the water?
How do you count all the stars in the sky?
How can you measure the love of a mother,
or how can you write down a baby's first cry?
REFRAIN:
Candlelight, angel light, firelight and starglow
shine on his cradle till breaking of dawn.
Gloria, Gloria in excelsis deo!
Angels are singing; the Christ Child is born.
Verse 2.
Shepherds and wisemen will kneel and adore him,
Seraphim round him their vigil will keep;
Nations proclaim him their Lord and their Savior,
but Mary will hold him and sing him to sleep. (REFRAIN)
Verse 3.
Find him at Bethlehem laid in a manger:
Christ our Redeemer asleep in the hay.
Godhead incarnate and hope of salvation:
A child with his mother that first Christmas Day. (REFRAIN)
Makes me cry when I hear it.
Wow - another Steeleye Span fan. I think that must make ten of us...
The Angel Gabriel from Heaven Came
The good reverend wrote another one, The Infant King -
Sing lullaby!
Lullaby baby, now reclining,
sing lullaby!
Hush, do not wake the infant King.
Angels are watching, stars are shining
over the place where He is lying:
sing lullaby!
Sing lullaby!
Lullaby baby, now a-sleeping,
sing lullaby!
Hush, do not wake the infant King.
Soon will come sorrow with the morning,
soon will come bitter grief and weeping:
sing lullaby!
Sing lullaby!
Lullaby baby, now a-dozing,
sing lullaby!
Hush, do not wake the infant King.
Soon comes the cross, the nails, the piercing,
then in the grave at last reposing;
sing lullaby!
Sing lullaby!
Lullaby! is the babe awaking?
Sing lullaby!
Hush, do not stir the infant King.
Dreaming of Easter, gladsome morning.
conquering death, its bondage breaking:
sing lullaby!
Hey, we are a VERY Exclusive Club!
Amen!! “O HOLY NIGHT” is the BEST....by far!!
Very interesting!
They are Methodists and Presbyterians. A long time ago a family member died at Christmas time. His favorite carol was Joy to the World, which his wife asked be sung at his funeral. Ever since it has been the hymn of choice as the recessional among his family. The message is one of expection, hope and triumph, making it a very comforting selection. His family’s funerals all end with joy and smiles even through the tears.
Our traditional funeral recessional is Ralph Vaughn Williams “For All the Saints” . . . another one with a message of joy and hope.
As I understand the story, Issac Watts was a homely man and when he finally became engaged, he wrote Joy to the World. The addendum to the story is, the woman jilted him at the alter. I haven’t fact checked this so don’t jump me if it turns out not to be the case!!
I think one of Allison Krauss’s best is “IN THE PALM OF YOUR HAND”
Not bad, but I lean towards Renee Fleming's rendition.
I confess to LOVING Little Drummer Boy!
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